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submarginal

[ suhb-mahr-juh-nl ]

adjective

  1. Biology. near the margin.
  2. below the margin.
  3. not worth cultivating, as land; less than satisfactory; unproductive.


submarginal

/ ʌˈɑːɪə /

adjective

  1. below the minimum requirements
  2. situated close to the margin of an organ or part
  3. (of land) infertile and unprofitable for cultivation
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·g·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of submarginal1

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + marginal
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Example Sentences

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They and the coyotes lived clever, despairing, submarginal lives.

From

Sori on the upper part of the veins, distinct, or mostly forming a confluent submarginal band of sporangia.

From

Sori roundish, marginal or submarginal.

From

Submarginal, sub-mar′ji-nal, adj. situated near the margin.

From

Whenever, at any stage in its history, the edge of the ice remained essentially constant in position for a long period of time, the corresponding submarginal accumulation of drift was great, and when the ice melted, the former site of the stationary edge would be marked by a broad ridge or belt of drift, thicker than that on either side.

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